Media Matters - The Washington Post

Media Matters - The Washington Post http://mediamatters.org/tools/syndication/tag_rss/the_washington_post This link is for use by RSS-enabled software to retrieve Media Matters items matching the term: The Washington Post en-US Copyright 2008, Media Matters for America Wash. Post misrepresented Obama's remark to SF Chronicle editorial board about coal http://mediamatters.org/items/200811030006 The Washington Post distorted a quote by Sen. Barack Obama in reporting that Sen. John McCain "ma[de] fun of something Obama had told a reporter, 'The only thing I've said with respect to coal, I haven't been some coal booster.' " In fact, Obama said during a January 2008 interview: "The only thing that I've said, with a respect to coal -- I haven't been some coal booster -- what I have said is that, for us to take coal off the table as a ideological matter, as opposed to saying, if technology allows us to use coal in a clean way, we should pursue it. You know, that I think is the right approach." http://mediamatters.org/items/200811030006 Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:05:19 EST Wash. Times reported on Obama's "association" with Khalidi, but not McCain's http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310021 A Washington Times article stated that Sen. John McCain "drew fresh attention this week to Mr. [Barack] Obama's friendship with Rashid Khalidi" regarding "a 2003 party in Chicago honoring Mr. Khalidi where Mr. Obama gives a speech." But it did not note McCain's own reported "connection to Khalidi": His role as chairman of an organization that awarded a $448,873 grant to an organization Khalidi co-founded. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810310021 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:49:54 EST Media repeat McCain's false claims about Obama's health care and energy plans http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300008 The Washington Post, The Washington Times, the Associated Press, and The Hill reported Sen. John McCain's claims that Sen. Barack Obama is "offering government-run health care" and "an energy plan guaranteed to work without drilling," without noting that both claims are false. Obama has not proposed "government-run health care" and Obama's energy plan calls domestic oil and natural gas production "critical to prevent global energy prices from climbing even higher." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810300008 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:45:34 EST Wash. Post reported McConnell's claim about out-of-state contributions to challenger without noting he receives far more http://mediamatters.org/items/200810270006 The Washington Post uncritically reported that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asserted: "As a result of being chosen by my colleagues to be the Republican leader, I've got people all over America who would love to see me lose, so there's money coming in from San Francisco and Chicago and New York trying to tear down your senator." The Post did not report that it is McConnell who is leading in out-of-state contributions, having received $5,721,759 from out-of-state individuals, 57 percent of his total from individual donors, while his opponent, Bruce Lunsford, has received $160,050 from out-of-state individuals, 31 percent of his total from individual donors. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810270006 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:03:06 EST Wash. Post cropped Obama's "we've got a righteous wind at our backs" remark to exclude "but we're going to have to work" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230007 The Washington Post stated that Sen. Barack Obama "promised to deliver" Virginia "in the Democratic column for the first time since 1964" and then quoted Obama stating: "I feel like we've got a righteous wind at our backs." But as the rest of his remarks, which were omitted from the Post article, made clear, Obama was making a different point from the "promise to deliver" claim the Post made: that victory will come only if he and his supporters "fight for every one of the 13 days to move this country in a new direction." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810230007 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:51:25 EST Wash. Post uncritically reported McCain's attack on Obama for "wanting to raise taxes" on Americans like Joe the Plumber http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170016 The Washington Post reported that Sen. John McCain "railed against [Sen. Barack] Obama for wanting to raise taxes" and uncritically quoted McCain's attack that Obama would raise taxes on Americans like "Joe the Plumber," a reference to Sam Joe Wurzelbacher. However, the Post did not point out that, according to Wurzelbacher himself, he would not be subject to a tax increase under Obama's proposal. Obama has proposed cutting taxes for low- and middle-income families and raising taxes only on households earning more that $250,000 per year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170016 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:39:20 EST In reporting on Letterman appearance, media fail to note other aspects of Liddy's controversial past http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170012 In reporting on Sen. John McCain's October 16 appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, several media outlets noted McCain's response to a question about his association with Watergate break-in figure G. Gordon Liddy that Liddy "paid his debt, he went to prison." However, none of these outlets noted other controversial actions by Liddy, which McCain did not mention, let alone denounce, on Letterman's show, including multiple instances of reportedly advising his radio show audience on the best way to shoot Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents -- statements that were reportedly made long after Liddy left prison. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170012 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:33:30 EST Wash. Post omits McCain campaign's role in robocalls attacking "Obama's connections to terrorists" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170010 The Washington Post reported that "[t]he Republican National Committee has also begun making automated phone calls in Virginia and in other battleground states that talk about Obama's connections to 'terrorists,' " but not that Sen. John McCain's campaign also paid for the calls. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810170010 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:27:41 EST In two separate items, Wash. Post misled on Obama's response to Lewis statement http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160017 In two separate items, The Washington Post reported John McCain's accusation in the October 15 presidential debate that Sen. Barack Obama failed to repudiate comments by Rep. John Lewis without noting that Obama responded by pointing out that his campaign did, in fact, issue a statement saying that Lewis' invocation of George Wallace in criticizing the McCain-Palin ticket was not appropriate. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160017 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:08:23 EST Wash. Post uncritically quoted McCain misrepresenting Biden's proposal for Iraq http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160006 The Washington Post uncritically quoted Sen. John McCain's claim during the final presidential debate that Sen. Joe Biden had "this cockamamie idea about dividing Iraq into three countries." In fact, Biden introduced a plan to "[m]aintain a unified Iraq by decentralizing it and giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis breathing room in their own regions." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810160006 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:32:00 EST Media continue to repeat Cindy McCain's comment about troop funding without noting her husband's own vote http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090006 The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Morning Joe reported Cindy McCain's attack on Sen. Barack Obama that his "vote to not fund my son while he was serving sent a cold chill through my body." However, none of their reports noted that Sen. John McCain himself voted against legislation to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810090006 Thu, 9 Oct 2008 12:23:31 EST Wash. Post repeated McCain criticism of Obama for energy bill vote without noting Obama's stated reasons for voting for bill http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080008 The Washington Post uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's comment that Sen. Barack Obama voted for an "energy bill on the floor of the Senate loaded down with goodies, billions for the oil companies." However, the Post did not note that Obama has said he voted for the bill because it included extensive investments in renewable energy or that the bill actually resulted in a net tax increase for the oil and gas industry. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810080008 Wed, 8 Oct 2008 11:07:17 EST Wash. Post's Balz wrote that Palin "did not stumble over names of foreign leaders," but not that she misstated name of top U.S. commander in Afghanistan http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030017 In his Washington Post analysis, Dan Balz wrote that, during the vice presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin "did not stumble over names of foreign leaders." But Balz did not note that Palin misstated the name of Gen. David McKiernan, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, twice referring to him as "McClellan." http://mediamatters.org/items/200810030017 Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:10:36 EST In reporting on new NRCC ad, Cillizza did not note GOP support for Rangel earmark http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020004 In a blog post, washingtonpost.com's Chris Cillizza reported that the National Republican Congressional Committee released an ad attacking a Democratic House member who voted in favor of an earmark for "the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service," but Cillizza did not note that 89 House Republicans also voted in favor of the earmark. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810020004 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 11:03:40 EST Wash. Post uncritically reported false McCain claim that Obama "would raise taxes" http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010005 The Washington Post uncritically reported Sen. John McCain's false claim that Sen. Barack Obama "would raise taxes." In fact, the Tax Policy Center concluded that, compared with McCain, "Obama would give larger tax cuts to low- and moderate-income households and pay some of the cost by raising taxes on high-income taxpayers" -- those households earning more than $250,000 per year. http://mediamatters.org/items/200810010005 Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:48:02 EST